It’s not often we get to mention a Marlins slugger in the same sentence as Babe Ruth, Hank Aaron and Lou Gehrig.

Carlos Lee put himself in their company when he, in his ninth game for the Marlins, hit his 17th career grand slam last night.

Among active players, Lee is second behind Alex Rodriguez, whose 23 grand slams are tied with Gehrig for the all time lead.
Lee said he had no explanation for his 17 career grand slams.

“If you go out there and try to hit home runs, I think you’re going to fail 90 percent of the time or more,” he said.

“In that situation, less than two outs, honestly I make sure I don’t hit the ball into the ground. Try to stay on the inside, get the ball in the air. At the worst, if I don’t get it done, give the guy behind me a chance. That’s all I try to do – not to hit it on the ground.”